The Body and Blood of Christ is celebrated next Sunday, 23rd June. All Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are asked to renew their commitment to ministry at Mass on that day.

Will meet on Thursday 20th June. If there are any matters that you would like the PPC to discuss, please inform the Secretary, Cliona Kear, or Fr Andrew.

A number of us are planning to cycle to Ushaw College for the Partnership Mass on the 30th June. Everyone is welcome to join us. The plan is to leave St Cuthbert’s by 10:30am on Sunday 30th June, in order to have some time before Mass to cool off. If interested let Martin Forester or Chima know you will be coming.

Begins Sunday 9th June. Whatever our role in the Church, we need to understand our faith and to know what the Church teaches, and be able to discern our calling, so that we can live out our vocation and mission and thus witness to our faith. The Lay Training Fund is available to support this vision, and has funded many scholars at the Centre for Catholic Studies. The collection continues until 7th July.

The Son of God became human to reveal God to us. During his life on earth, Jesus taught his disciples in parables; he worked miracles which were signs of God’s power; and he taught them by his whole way of life. But at the Last Supper, preparing to face death, Jesus knows that his disciples have not yet fully grasped the truth that he is teaching them. The Holy Spirit, who comes at Pentecost, will lead them into the fullness of the truth. And the truth is that at the heart of God is loving relationship: three Persons, Father, Son and Spirit, living in mutual love and self-giving. This truth is a mystery that is beyond human understanding, even with the help of divine grace. Like some of the other great truths that we encounter in our lives – the wonders of nature, the mystery of a person we love – the Trinity is not a problem to be solved, but a truth to be encountered, accepted and lived.

Being-in-God: Spinoza, Panentheism, and Catholic Theology. Presented by Dr Clare Carlisle Tresch, King’s College London. Thursday 27th June at 5pm, here at St Cuthbert’s.

With the Newman Association: ‘Children of Abraham’ – Interfaith Topics. Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July at the Bar Convent, York. Cost £70 (half price for students), including lunches and refreshments. For further details and to book your place, contact: www.jesuit.org.uk/living-theology-york-2019 Email: tpj.egerton@virgin.net Tel: 01642 645 732

New homes, new communities and the impact on Durham City. The Revd. Chris Beales (Director of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Commission on Housing) will lead a discussion on new housing development in Durham City. At Elvet Methodist Church, Thursday 20th June at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be provided.

From the 13th Century to the 21st: A conference at Durham, 5-7 November 2019. Registration is now open at www.centreforcatholicstudies.co.uk

Judy McLean will be hosting an Open House Exhibition of her paintings, drawings and etchings over the weekend of Friday 14 June- Sunday 16 June and proceeds will go to charity. All are welcome; Please see the poster on the notice board for more details. Save the date!